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Wild, Roland 'The biography of Colonel his Highness Shri Sir…
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24-Feb-2019
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Wild, Roland 'The biography of Colonel his Highness Shri Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji, Maharaja jam Saheb of Nawanagar', frontispiece portrait, map, 25 plates with 32 subjects, Appendix with 8 plates of Ranjitsihji's jewellery including the celebrated 39 carat emerald, upper cover with gilt-stamped title and the arms of Nawanager stamped in gold and colours, original vellum, the edges bevelled, top edges gilt, others uncut., imp. 8vo, London 1934 [Rich & Cowan limited, London]. 330pp. First edition, limited to 230 copies of which this is numbered 161 in manuscript and signed by the author. Some stains, insect damage and marks but extremely rare. Provenance: Jamnagar Palace Museum collection. Although written with his consent and co-operation Ranji died before the publication of this biography.
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